Environment volunteers to have key events in Karelia along Kochkoma - Reboly road

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 05, 2025 · 335 words

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Governor Artur Parfenchikov announced that the Clean Arctic project will hold events in the Karelia Region, focusing on memorial sites, particularly a mass grave on the 59th kilometer of the Kochkoma - Reboly road. The project involves volunteers restoring graves and structures, noting that over 1,000 soldiers have been reburied recently. The article also provides background information on the project, which began in 2021 and involves various public and business partners.

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What happened

The Clean Arctic project will have main events in the Karelia Region at a memorial on the 59th kilometer of the Kochkoma - Reboly road, the region's Governor Artur Parfenchikov told a news conference at TASS.

Why it matters

"We have planned for June 12 a number of events at three large fraternal memorials, located in the Arctic Zone, at the Kochkoma - Reboly road...> The main events will be on June 12 at the mass grave on the 59th kilometer [of the road].

Common ground

We will continue the work, as we understand the importance of ecology and patriotic aspects here," he said at a news conference dedicated to the 5th season of the Clean Arctic environmental project in the year of the Great Victory's 80th anniversary and the…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “We have planned for June 12 a number of events at three large fraternal memorials, located in the Arctic Zone, at the Kochkoma - Reboly road... The main events will be on June 12 at the mass grave on the 59th kilometer [of the road].”

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The claim that events are planned for June 12 at the mass grave on the 59th kilometer of the Kochkoma - Reboly road is directly stated in the web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company Accuracy International. It has proved popular as a civilian, police, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accuracy_International_Arctic_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canadian Arctic tundra is a biogeographic designation for Northern Canada's terrain generally lying north of the tree line or boreal forest, that corresponds with the Scandinavian Alpine tundra to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Arctic_tundra

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Heavy fuel oil (HFO) is a fuel oil of a tar-like consistency. Also known as bunker fuel, or residual fuel oil, HFO is the residual mixture left over from the distillation and cracking of crude oil in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_fuel_oil

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Claim 2: “The project's partners are Nornickel, Rosatom, Phosagro and RZD.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references listing the partners of the Clean Arctic project.

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Claim 3: “The Clean Arctic project began in 2021.”

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The claim that the Clean Arctic project began in 2021 is reported by both a cross-reference source (TASS) and multiple web search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Clean Arctic project is a large-scale one to clean up the Arctic area from waste accumulated since the Soviet times. The idea was originally conceived by Dmitry Lobusov, Captain of the ‘50 Years o…
https://rough-polished.expert/en/arctic/126179.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Environmental actions of the Clean Arctic project began in Yakutia with Tiksi in 2021. At the first stage, about 300 tons of scrap metal, 250 tons of wood and plastic were removed and removed from the…
https://eco-tourism.expert/en/arctic/more-than-137-tons-of-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Recall that the Clean Norilsk program started in the spring of 2021.Clean Arctic is a large -scale project to tidy up the Arctic territory from waste accumulated since Soviet times.
https://thisistaimyr.org/news/clean-arctic-volunteers-to-col…

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Claim 4: “Captain of the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear-powered Arctic-class icebreaker Dmitry Lobusov, and Gennady Antokhin, Captain on FESCO’s ships from 1982 to 2012, are the project’s authors.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references regarding the authors of the Clean Arctic project.

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Claim 5: “The Murmansk Region's Deputy Minister of Culture Timur Davletshin told the news conference that since April 2025 the project volunteers have patronized memorials and military graves.”

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The specific statement attributed to Timur Davletshin regarding the start date of April 2025 is only present in the context of the provided web search results, lacking independent corroboration.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 5, 2018 · Timur was the stereotypical bloodthirsty Mongol, at least according to Christopher Marlowe's play 'Tamburlaine the Great'. But was he really all that bad?
https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/tamerlanes-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 21, 2016 · India has played host to the ebb and flow of empire-building since around 600 BCE. Its position at the confluence of east and west has also seen it come under fire from various would-be…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 28, 2018 · Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton truly is the musical for our turbulent times. Set against a backdrop of the American Revolution, the characters rap, beatbox and sing their way through his…
https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/news/why-hamilton-doesnt-li…

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Claim 6: “Volunteers will restore graves, sculptures, and structures adjacent to mass graves, and will remove moss where necessary, the governor said.”

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The specific actions—restoring graves, sculptures, and structures near mass graves, and removing moss—are reported by the web search results citing the governor's statement.

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web search NEUTRAL — Volunteers will restore graves, sculptures, and structures adjacent to mass graves, and will remove moss where necessary, the governor said.
https://tass.com/economy/1969351

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web search NEUTRAL — Life Scout Josh Bourbon led a group of volunteers to clean and restore the gravesites of Civil War veterans in West Dundee, Illinois.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-featu…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2d Volunteers continue our work to remove invasive plants so we can start the work to restore historic graves. Volunteers continue our work to remove invasive plants so we can start the work to restor…
https://www.facebook.com/CRCPatchogue/videos/180152305713138…

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Claim 7: “Over recent three years, more than 1,000 soldiers of the Great Patriotic War have been reburied as result of ongoing search missions, he added.”

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While the web search results mention reburials of Soviet soldiers from the Great Patriotic War, the specific figure of 'more than 1,000 soldiers reburied over the last three years' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources or specific evidence citing this exact cumulative number.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — To the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War (Russian: Защитникам Советского Заполярья в годы Великой Отечественной войны), commonly called Alyosha (Russian: 'Алёша'; Alyosha i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyosha_Monument,_Murmansk

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Patriotic War is a term used in Russia (and formerly the Soviet Union) and some other post-Soviet states to describe the Eastern Front of World War II, fought primarily between the Soviet Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Patriotic_War_(term)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Great Patriotic War" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of the period drama television series The Americans. It originally aired on FX in the United States on April 25, 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Patriotic_War_(The_A…

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Claim 8: “The Clean Arctic project will have main events in the Karelia Region at a memorial on the 59th kilometer of the Kochkoma - Reboly road, the region's Governor Artur Parfenchikov told a news conference at TASS.”

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Multiple web search results cite Artur Parfenchikov stating that the main events for the Clean Arctic project will take place at a memorial on the 59th kilometer of the Kochkoma - Reboly road in the Karelia Region.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Clean Arctic project will have main events in the Karelia Region at a memorial on the 59th kilometer of the Kochkoma - Reboly road, the region's Governor Artur Parfenchikov told a news ...
https://tass.com/economy/1969351

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web search NEUTRAL — These plans encompass construction, economic transformation and governmental commitments to the populace. Karelia Artur Parfenchikov, Head of the Republic of Karelia, outlined the development plans fo…
https://arctic-russia.com/en/article/russian-arctic-at-spief…

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web search NEUTRAL — Artur Olegovich Parfenchikov (Russian: Арту́р Оле́гович Парфе́нчиков; Karelian: Artur Parfenčikov, born 29 November 1964) is a Russian politician and lawyer serving as Head of the Republic of Karelia …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Parfenchikov

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Claim 9: “Yakutia's deputy head of the government, Olga Balabkina, stressed the region is a place of accumulated large amounts of scrap metal.”

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Two different web search results cite Olga Balabkina stating that Yakutia has accumulated large amounts of scrap metal, providing quantitative data (2,000 tons and 1,600 tons).

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web search NEUTRAL — Conclusion of the expert commission. The final decision on the permission or prohibi-tion of the planned economic activity of industrial companies on the TTNU is made by the Government of the Republic…
https://oaji.net/articles/2023/4398-1690400378.pdf

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web search NEUTRAL — Over the project's five seasons since 2021, volunteers have collected 2,000 tons of scrap metal and cleaned more than 48 hectares, the regional government's deputy head Olga Balabkina said.
https://tass.com/economy/2078041

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web search NEUTRAL — Over four seasons in Yakutia, Clean Arctic's volunteers have collected in the region 1,600 tons of scrap metal and cleaned more than 35 hectares of land. The Clean Arctic project began in 2021.
https://tass.com/economy/1969353

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Claim 10: “As of June 1, he continued, some 360 facilities in the Murmansk Region need improvement and patronage.”

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The specific figure of '360 facilities as of June 1' is reported in the web search results but lacks corroboration from other independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 52nd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army during the interwar period and World War II. It was transformed into the 10th Guards Rifle Division on December 26, 1941.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_Rifle_Division_(1st_forma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arctic naval operations of World War II were the World War II naval operations that took place in the Arctic Ocean, and can be considered part of the Battle of the Atlantic and/or of the European Thea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_naval_operations_of_Wor…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War

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